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Leah Rae Donahue publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leah Rae Donahue sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 122 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Leah Rae Donahue D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leah Rae Donahue sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Leah Rae Donahue is affiliated with The Jackson Laboratory in the United States and focuses on research within the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including genetics and molecular biology, with particular attention to molecular biology techniques and applications, animal genetics and reproduction, genomics and chromatin dynamics, craniofacial disorders and treatments, cleft lip and palate research, and congenital ear and nasal anomalies.

The scientist has contributed multiple publications to academic literature, with recent papers covering topics such as targeted mutant mouse lines, mouse repositories, and genetic mutations affecting craniofacial features. Notable papers include:

  • "A resource of targeted mutant mouse lines for 5,061 genes," 2021, published in Nature Genetics
  • "The FaceBase Consortium: A comprehensive program to facilitate craniofacial research," 2020, published by UNC Libraries
  • "Centralized mouse repositories," 2020, published by UNC Libraries
  • "The spontaneous mouse mutant low set ears (Lse) is caused by tandem duplication of Fgf3 and Fgf4," 2023, published in Mammalian Genome

Leah Rae Donahue commonly publishes in venues such as UNC Libraries, Nature Genetics, and Mammalian Genome. Their contribution to these platforms reflects a focus on genetics research and its applications to developmental biology and genetics repositories.

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field. These include:

  • Leslie O. Goodwin
  • Martin Hrabě de Angelis
  • K. C. Kent Lloyd
  • Colin McKerlie
  • Wolfgang Wurst

The combination of research topics, frequent coauthors, and publication venues indicates a focus on genetic and molecular studies related to animal models and craniofacial development. Their work involves the use of genetic resources such as mutant mouse lines to explore developmental biology and congenital disorders.

Best Publications

  • Mouse genomic variation and its effect on phenotypes and gene regulation

    T M Keane;L Goodstadt;P Danecek;M A White

  • High-throughput discovery of novel developmental phenotypes

    Mary E. Dickinson;Ann M. Flenniken;Xiao Ji;Lydia Teboul

  • Targeted overexpression of insulin-like growth factor I to osteoblasts of transgenic mice: increased trabecular bone volume without increased osteoblast proliferation.

    Guisheng Zhao;Marie Claude Monier-Faugere;Moises Chris Langub;Zhaopo Geng

  • Low-level mechanical vibrations can influence bone resorption and bone formation in the growing skeleton.

    Liqin Xie;Jeffrey M. Jacobson;Edna S. Choi;Bhavin Busa

  • Ovariectomy-Induced Bone Loss Varies Among Inbred Strains of Mice

    Mary L Bouxsein;Kelly S Myers;Kathryn L Shultz;Leah R Donahue

  • Insulin-like growth factors and bone: the osteoporosis connection.

    Clifford J. Rosen;Leah Rae Donahue;Susan J. Hunter;Susan J. Hunter

  • Quantitative Trait Loci for Femoral and Lumbar Vertebral Bone Mineral Density in C57BL/6J and C3H/HeJ Inbred Strains of Mice

    Wesley G. Beamer;Kathryn L. Shultz;Leah Rae Donahue;Gary A. Churchill

  • Disruption of muscle membrane and phenotype divergence in two novel mouse models of dysferlin deficiency

    Mengfatt Ho;Cristina M Post;Leah R Donahue;Hart G W Lidov

  • Mutations in a novel CLN6-encoded transmembrane protein cause variant neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis in man and mouse.

    Hanlin Gao;Rose Mary N Boustany;Janice A. Espinola;Susan L. Cotman

  • Ultrastructural properties in cortical bone vary greatly in two inbred strains of mice as assessed by synchrotron light based micro- and nano-CT

    Philipp Schneider;Martin Stauber;Romain Voide;Marco Stampanoni

  • Cln3(Deltaex7/8) knock-in mice with the common JNCL mutation exhibit progressive neurologic disease that begins before birth.

    Susan L. Cotman;Vladimir Vrbanac;Lori-Anne Lebel;Richard L. Lee

  • Supporting conditional mouse mutagenesis with a comprehensive cre characterization resource

    Caleb S. Heffner;C. Herbert Pratt;Randal P. Babiuk;Yashoda Sharma

  • Genetic Regulation of Cortical and Trabecular Bone Strength and Microstructure in Inbred Strains of Mice

    Charles H. Turner;Yeou-Fang Hsieh;Ralph Müller;Mary L. Bouxsein

  • Quantitative trait loci for bone density in C57BL/6J and CAST/EiJ inbred mice.

    Wesley G. Beamer;Kathryn L. Shultz;Gary A. Churchill;Wayne N. Frankel

  • Derivation and characterization of mouse embryonic stem cells from permissive and nonpermissive strains.

    Anne Czechanski;Candice Byers;Ian Greenstein;Nadine Schrode

  • Molecular characterization of the translocation breakpoints in the Down syndrome mouse model Ts65Dn

    Laura G. Reinholdt;Yueming Ding;Griffith T. Gilbert;Anne Czechanski

  • myc maintains embryonic stem cell pluripotency and self-renewal.

    Natalia V. Varlakhanova;Rebecca F. Cotterman;Rebecca F. Cotterman;Wilhelmine N. deVries;Judy Morgan

  • Mouse Gestation Length Is Genetically Determined

    Stephen A. Murray;Judith L. Morgan;Coleen Kane;Yashoda Sharma

  • Insulin-like growth factors and bone: the osteoporosis connection revisited.

    Clifford J. Rosen;Leah Rae Donahue

  • Mouse consomic strains: Exploiting genetic divergence between Mus m. musculus and Mus m. domesticus subspecies

    Sona Gregorová;Petr Divina;Radka Storchova;Zdenek Trachtulec

Frequent Co-Authors

Clifford J. Rosen
Clifford J. Rosen Maine Medical Center
Ralph Müller
Ralph Müller ETH Zurich
Muriel T. Davisson
Muriel T. Davisson University of California, Los Angeles
Roderick T. Bronson
Roderick T. Bronson Harvard University
Kenneth R. Johnson
Kenneth R. Johnson The Jackson Laboratory
David J. Baylink
David J. Baylink Loma Linda University
Gary A. Churchill
Gary A. Churchill The Jackson Laboratory
Mary L. Bouxsein
Mary L. Bouxsein Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Subburaman Mohan
Subburaman Mohan Loma Linda University
Karen P. Steel
Karen P. Steel King's College London

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